BY SUNDAY AKINTOYE
Badagry Selected on Tuesday morning lived up to expectations after defeating Bariga Stars 2-0 in day two of Lagos Supremacy Cup taking place at FIFA legacy pitch of National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Badagry Selected lost 0-1 to Collins Edwin FC in their opening match.Their defeat spurred them to give their best against Bariga Stars in a match watched by appreciable crowd.
James Lekan took a shot through a set piece to give Badagry Selected early lead.Badagry Selected double their lead through Nwakpa Chidera in 22th minutes who benefited from a poor clearance by defender,Fawehinmi Bidemi and powered his shot into the net.
Both teams could not find the back of the net in the second half having created some scoring chances and failed to utilise it.
In other matches, 36 Lion failed to win their second match following a barren draw recorded against Edo Selected. 36 Lion need to win their last game against Atlantic Selected on Wednesday to top the table and wish Beyond Limits to draw their last game against Edo Selected.
The overall winner in group A and B automatically qualify for the final, while a second position would play same position in Group B at the third place match scheduled for Thursday morning.
Meanwhile a defending champions, Ikorodu City Academy staged a comeback to play 1-1 with Collins Edwin FC in a match witnessed football artistry,skills and tactical play from both teams.
Presently the qualification for the final would be decided on Wednesday morning as all the teams have equal chance to qualify for the final and third place match.
As at now, no team has crashed out until their last game on Wednesday morning and all the teams would strive to top or maintain second position in their group so that they can play in the final or third place match comes Thursday.